I recently had an article posted to the SANS Forensics & Incident Response Blog titled “Trusting Your Tools”. It covers how, as a Forensicator, you can trust where you get your tools from and the results that they are providing to you. If you haven’t read it yet, head on over to the SANS Forensics [...]
Archive for the ‘Updates’ Category
Episode 17- Mac Security
July 28th, 2010
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In this episode, I talk with Dave Melvin of the Inside the Core podcast about how to secure your Mac. Also, updates to the HacKid Conference & the Dissecting the Hack auction that has proceeds going to Hackers for Charity. Show Notes: HacKid Con, which is being held Oct. 9-10, 2010 in Boston, now has [...]
Microsoft advises of fixes to avoid the .lnk/.pif file vulnerability
July 23rd, 2010
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Microsoft has posted both a software and a manual fix/workaround that will help mitigate the .lnk and .pif file vulnerability on their Support page. This vulnerability can allow a someone remote access to your Windows machine from Windows XP all the way up through Windows 7. Use either of the workarounds until Microsoft issues an [...]
Episode 16: Review- 2010 SANS Forensics & IR Summit
July 16th, 2010
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In this episode, in addition to some news bits, I give a review of the 2010 SANS Forensics & Incident Response Summit. The Summit was held on July 8-9, 2010 in Washington D.C. at the Fairmont Hotel. Show Notes: HacKid Con is looking for sponsors- Link to Sponsor package PDF and the HacKid.org website. If [...]
HacKid Conference Update
June 25th, 2010
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ANNOUNCEMENT- The Boston Area HacKid is now scheduled for October 9th and 10th and coincides with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month*. We’ve secured an amazing venue in Cambridge, MA thanks to the generous offerings of Microsoft. The first HacKidCon will take place at the fantastic Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) Center, which is a [...]
Forensic 4cast Awards are now open for voting!
June 18th, 2010
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If you haven’t done so already, make sure to head over to the Forensic 4cast site and cast your vote for your favorite Forensicators and forensics tool/book/podcast/company. Vote now: http://forensic4cast.com/2010/06/16/forensic-4cast-awards-2010-voting-is-open/
Episode 13- Review Of SANS FOR408 Course & Talk About The SANS 2010 Forensics & IR Summit
May 21st, 2010
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In this episode, I discuss a few news items and I review the SANS Forensic 408 course that I recently attended at SANS SecWest in San Diego. Also, I talk about the upcoming SANS Forensic & Incident Response Summit being held in Washington D.C. on July 8-9, 2010. Show Note Links: – HacKid Conference Wiki [...]
Check me out on the Forensic4cast Podcast
April 20th, 2010
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I was invited by Lee of the Forensic4cast podcast to be a panel member on his revived show. Lee is trying out a new format where he puts out a topic and gets each panel member’s opinion on the matter. It was a lot of fun and hopefully Lee will have me on again someday. [...]
Wrote a guest post on the Grass Roots Security blog
April 16th, 2010
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Just wrote a guest post over at my buddy Anthony Gartner’s blog, Grass Roots Security. Post is titled Turning on a Software Firewall on Ubuntu (Linux)- Prep Steps. Link: http://grassrootssecurity.com/2010/04/turning-on-a-software-firewall-on-ubuntu-linux-prep-steps/ Please give it a read and leave comments. Thank you!!!
Added all shows to Blip.tv
March 18th, 2010
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Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that every episode of the podcast has been uploaded to Blip.tv Link: Cyber Crime 101 on Blip.tv
